Executive Summary: Sugar (well it has to come from somewhere) remains the dominant crop and accounts for one third of exports. Export-oriented domestic manufacturers and service providers get favored treatment. The government has tried hard to create a manufacturing sector with a range of investment incentives, free trade zones and…

What is unique in your jurisdiction and why Chinese investors should form companies there? Mauritius has all the right ingredients to make it the International Financial Centre par excellence. Chinese investors investing either into or via Mauritius can benefit from the economic, political/ legal and fiscal advantages that the Country…

Last November, Mauritius position as a leading offshore destination was strenghtened by the opening of a Bedell Cristin Group office in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis. Bedell Cristin is the third offshore firm to enter the island's legal service market, the other two being Appleby and Conyers Dill &Pearman. The…

The island's success story is gaining attention. Mauritius has around 30,000 global business company registrations and the number is growing. The success of the island has attracted internationa llaw firm Bedell Cristin, to set up office, as well as public acknowledgement from Joseph Stiglitz. The island's foreign direct investment is…

Mauritius is at the center of indian ocean trade flows connecting India, Africa, and China Mauritius has a long history of interesting wealth preservation tools, some of which have come about by accident. Two postal stage stamps produced in 1847 on the island have since gained immortality as the most…